Who is AL?
Angela Alexandra Livingston, who was called "Big Al" by her few friends and colleagues ,wasn´t normal. Her appearance, however, you could decribe it as "avarage" .
She wasn´t very beautiful, or tall , or ugly but yet she didn´t quite match the current image of a respectable woman. One of the "not normal" points was the fact, that Angela strictly refused to wear dresses or skirts. She never used Make up and she always weared her long brown hair tied in a loose knot. For the women in her neighborhood, Angela was a scandal, they did not understand why a young woman who lived in such a big city like London, walk around like this". In their opinon it was no surprise that Angela still has no husband. Angela was working, an if the lessores understood it right, Angela was a detectiv. Also a point , the fine ladys don´t understand. Yes , Angela was a private-detective. And she was that detective who called for years "Yard´s angel" or the "real Holmes".
Of course it was not to prevent that Angela been part of several reports, or that the press taking photos, but she always tried to avoid as good as possible to talk about her person, her live and her job. Her office was located three blocks away from the yard and every morning she needed over an hour to get there. But with that long way, she could protect her privat live. Despite of her fame, she not ever has enough jobs to finance her life, and so she had a "sidejob".
The library of the British Museum has always been one of her passions . Her foster father was working there. And he had made it possible that Angela could work as a helpout- librarian in the huge archives, whenever she needs money.